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A common cardiac sodium channel variant associated with sudden infant death in African Americans, SCN5A S1103Y.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Feb 2006
Plant Leigh D, Bowers Peter N, Liu Qianyong, Morgan Thomas, Zhang Tingting, State Matthew W, Chen Weidong, Kittles Rick A, Goldstein Steve A N
Abstract excerpt
Thousands die each year from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Neither the cause nor basis for varied prevalence in different populations is understood. While 2 cases have been associated with mutations in type Valpha, cardiac voltage-gated sodium channels (SCN5A), the "Back to Sleep" campaign has decreased SIDS prevalence, consistent with a role for environmental influences in disease pathogenesis. Here we...
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